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. 2016 Mar;43(3):201-3.
doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000413.

What Is the Use of Rapid Syphilis Tests in the United States?

Thomas A Peterman  1 , Yetunde F Fakile
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What Is the Use of Rapid Syphilis Tests in the United States?

Thomas A Peterman et al. Sex Transm Dis. 2016 Mar.

Abstract

Syphilis testing is complicated. Rapid syphilis tests may change screening practices in the United States, but first more studies are needed to demonstrate the advantages and disadvantages in the field.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Statement. The authors do not believe they have a conflict of interest. However, they do want to report that: Under a Technology Transfer Agreement, Chembio Diagnostics, Inc. obtained the CDC patent rights to use the non-treponemal antigen described in “Methods, Immunoassays and Devices for Detection of Anti-Lipoidal Antibodies (US patent No. 8,394,600 B2).

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